Cognizant SDE Salaries by 10+ Employees

0 - 5 years exp.

₹4 Lakhs - ₹14 Lakhs

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60% less than the average SDE Salary in IT Services & Consulting Companies for 0 - 5 years of experience

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Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024

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SDE salary at Cognizant ranges between ₹4 Lakhs to ₹14 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 5 years. Salary estimates are based on 13 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.

Experience wise Cognizant SDE salaries

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024

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Fresher (4 salaries)	Unlock ₹4 L/yr - ₹6.7 L/yr
1 year (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹6 L/yr - ₹12.9 L/yr
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2 years (3 salaries)	Unlock ₹5 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr
3 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹8 L/yr - ₹15.3 L/yr
4 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹3.7 L/yr - ₹14 L/yr
5 years (AmbitionBox Estimate)	Unlock ₹3.9 L/yr - ₹14 L/yr

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Salary related reviews for Cognizant

SME in Chennai

Full Time

Customer Success, Service & Operations Department

1.0

• posted on 22 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Cognizant has its strengths, but I feel there's room for improvement in several areas beyond just salary. For me, the overall experience hasn’t aligned with my expectations.

Salary - Good

Dislikes

In my personal experience, I have faced challenges with the lack of qualified managers and team leads. For instance, in our team, we work from different locations, and our team lead rarely conducted regular team huddles. Even when I, as a senior, tried to take responsibility and initiate meetings, he would often find reasons to stop or postpone them. Over the course of the year, he connected with the team only four or five times, which was far from adequate for effective team collaboration. Additionally, my manager has been disconnected from the team for over a year. When he first joined during a critical transformation period, he did not take the time to observe the team members' expertise, interests, or long-term goals. This lack of involvement left us feeling unsupported and undervalued. One major concern was the cultural bias I experienced. Being from Chennai and a Tamil speaker, I noticed a clear difference in how I and others like me were treated compared to team members from Hyderabad, particularly Telugu-speaking colleagues. This disparity in treatment created a sense of alienation and made it difficult to feel like a cohesive part of the team.

Skill development - Bad

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Product Specialist in Visakhapatnam (working remotely)

Full Time

IT & Information Security Department

3.0

• posted on 22 Jan 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Cognizant offers a wide range of career paths in IT, consulting, and business process services, which can be appealing to professionals looking to grow their careers.

Dislikes

The work hours used to affect my work life balance and I feel that salary increments and promotions are slower compared to competitors.

Work satisfaction - Poor

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Senior Associate in Noida

Full Time

Procurement & Supply Chain Department

4.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

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Cognizant has strong capebilities in delivering technology services with a robust support. People are satisfied working here but since past couple of years company has not given ample opportunitiesto employees in terms of growth and compensastion

Work satisfaction - Good

+2 more

Dislikes

Not good approasal No timely appraisal No promotion policies No standard salary parameters as per exp No benchmarking for compensastion

Senior Associate in Kolkata

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 10 Jan 2025

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

If you swith to Cognizant, they will provide good salary compared to other service based company. They also push their associate for skill development with regular certification drive.

Salary - Good

+1 more

Dislikes

The appraisal system dropped drastically in couple of years. Very minimum salary hike with high ratings.

Promotions - Poor

Team Lead in Bangalore / Bengaluru

Full Time

Project & Program Management Department

4.0

• posted on 18 Dec 2024

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Ample of learning opportunities if you are willing to take it. Good work life balance in general. Good culture. Leadership if open to hearing employees issues and support them as possible.

Skill development - Excellent

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Salary is lower compared to other firms.

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Cognizant SDE Salary FAQs

What is the salary of SDE at Cognizant?

SDE salary at Cognizant in India ranges between ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹14.0 Lakhs for less than 1 year of experience to 5 years. According to our estimates it is 60% less than the average SDE Salary in India. Salary estimates are based on 13 latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant India.

How does the salary of a SDE at Cognizant India compare with the average salary range for this job?

The average salary of a SDE at Cognizant is 60% less than the average salary of a SDE in India. To know exact salary insights, login to view.

Which similar companies are paying more than Cognizant to a SDE in India?

Genpact SDE Salary - ₹10.0 Lakhs to ₹30.0 Lakhs per year
Capgemini SDE Salary - ₹15.0 Lakhs to ₹20.1 Lakhs per year
Wipro SDE Salary - ₹7.2 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs per year
Societe Generale Global Solution Centre SDE Salary - ₹5.5 Lakhs to ₹20.0 Lakhs per year
Dell EMC SDE Salary - ₹10.0 Lakhs to ₹14.0 Lakhs per year

What is the salary of a SDE in companies similar to Cognizant in India?

HCLTech SDE Salary - ₹8.5 Lakhs to ₹12.0 Lakhs per year
Infosys SDE Salary - ₹5.2 Lakhs to ₹13.0 Lakhs per year
IBM SDE Salary - ₹3.8 Lakhs to ₹15.0 Lakhs per year
Accenture SDE Salary - ₹5.0 Lakhs to ₹13.0 Lakhs per year
TCS SDE Salary - ₹3.5 Lakhs to ₹12.4 Lakhs per year

What is the estimated take home salary of a SDE at Cognizant in India?

The estimated take-home salary of a SDE at Cognizant ranges between ₹60,024 per month to ₹61,541 per month in India. The take-home salary calculation is based on the average Cognizant SDE salary in India which ranges between ₹4.0 Lakhs to ₹14.0 Lakhs per year for employees with less than 1 year of experience to 5 years. Check how did we calculate take home salary?

What is the notice period for SDE at Cognizant?

According to AmbitionBox, 60% of the Cognizant SDEs reported a notice period of 2 Months, 40% reported a notice period of 15 days or less.This is based on 5 responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.

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Cognizant SDE salary in India ranges between ₹4 Lakhs to ₹14 Lakhs with an average annual salary of ₹. Salary estimates are based on 13 Cognizant latest salaries received from various employees of Cognizant.